I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Shen Kang was awakened by the noise. He opened his eyes, sat up, and saw that get out of class was over and Qian Ming'en had already left. The students were getting up and leaving the classroom one after another.

"You're awake?"

Ran Wei's voice came from beside me, and it sounded like something slipped down from behind.

With a quick scoop, I found a thin sun-protective garment, which looked like the one Ran Wei was wearing when she came in.

"Uh, thank you."

Shen Kang quickly returned the clothes to her.

Ran Wei took the clothes and said, "Military training is over now, today..."

"We had arranged a get-together with other dorms today, and it's almost time, so we're leaving now."

Shen Kang interrupted her, then looked at his three roommates beside him, "Shall we go?"

Wang Pan and the other two exchanged a glance and nodded silently. "Let's go."

Shen Kang then immediately led Wang Pan and the others away from the classroom, walking over a hundred meters in one breath, and finally stopped when they could no longer see B11 after turning the corner.

The group stopped in their tracks. Wang Pan, Feng Moquan, and Jin Chao exchanged a silent glance, understanding each other perfectly, and decided not to mention what had happened in class earlier.

To be honest, they were fooled just now, and they're fooled again now: it's one thing to be pursued by such a beautiful woman, but Old Shen isn't happy at all; instead, he's avoiding her like the plague. What a cold and aloof god!

The three of them watched in horror, wishing they could suffer in their own place.

So this matter should not be mentioned again, just like the "Mr. Shen" incident on the first day of school. As long as it is not mentioned, it will not have happened, and we will not be fooled by that bastard Mr. Shen.

Let's talk about something happy instead.

"Old Shen, you're responsible for the social gathering you mentioned. We don't blame you for not having the social gathering now, but the gathering is still necessary. What are you planning to treat us to?" Jin Chao spoke first.

Before Shen Kang could speak, Feng Moquan said, "I think that Li Ji Hot Pot restaurant I passed by when I went to eat barbecue last time was pretty good."

That Li Ji Hot Pot restaurant is pretty good; you can tell from the storefront that it's one of the most expensive on that commercial street. Feng Moquan's memory is really good.

Shen Kang glanced at Feng Moquan, "It seems someone said something about how much I pull..."

"Actually, I think it's only natural for classmates to help each other. How can we expect to treat each other to a meal just because of that? Besides, we're roommates." Feng Moquan suddenly changed his mind.

Then she angrily rebuked Jin Chao: "Old Jin, you've read so many books, you're the most book-loving person in our dorm, and you don't even understand this simple principle!"

Jin Chao silently looked at Wang Pan, seeking help.

Wang Pan completely ignored him, lost in his own thoughts: On the day he received his military training uniform, he saw that Shen Kang liked Ji Feiyan, and even thought about winning Ji Feiyan over so that he could ride on Shen Kang's head.

He later reconsidered and felt that it would be disloyal to make a move on a woman his brother liked. It would be unbecoming of him to act like a big brother. So he dropped the matter.

But today, his mind started racing again: even someone like Lao Shen could make Ran Wei pursue him so persistently, so if he made a move, wouldn't he be able to easily win over Ji Feiyan? Of course, the first hurdle was to ascertain Shen Kang's feelings.

"Old Shen, tell me the truth."

Wang Pan suddenly looked up at Shen Kang and asked, "Do you like Ji Feiyan?"

Shen Kang quickly shook his head: "I really don't like her. Haven't I told you guys many times? I'm not planning to date in college."

"real?"

"real!"

Wang Pan then asked, "If I were to win over Ji Feiyan, you wouldn't have any objections, would you?"

Shen Kang nodded, "Okay, okay, I wish you happiness, I have no objections at all."

Wang Pan nodded silently and said nothing.

When Jin Chao saw that one of his two buddies had betrayed him at the last minute and the other was plotting something, neither of them could be relied on, so he could only sigh helplessly.

Shen Kang patted him on the shoulder, "Old Jin, don't sigh. Don't you owe me 10 breakfasts? I'll cut 5 of them off for you."

Jin Chao was immediately delighted and started to ask for more: "Brother, can you cut down five more meals?"

"We're already calling each other brothers, what else is there to say? All ten meals are yours!"...

After the negotiations ended, the four of them prepared to return to their dormitory when Shen Kang's phone rang. When he picked it up, he saw that it was Old Zhou calling.

Shen Kang sensed something might be wrong, so he told them to go back first, then walked to a secluded spot and answered the phone, "Hello, Grandpa."

"Shen Kang," Old Zhou's deep voice came from the other end, "I've read your work report, and it's quite good. It's clear you have done research in the field of waste-to-energy..."

A work report? What a load of rubbish, Shen Kang thought to himself.

Since taking office, this strategic advisor has only looked at the reports that Huang Antong sent to his email every week, and has not done any work at all.

This is because the team assembled by Shengyuan Group for this waste-to-energy project has not yet officially started its work and is still studying how to enter the waste-to-energy field in Handong Province.

According to Huang Antong's report, there are two directions: 1. Self-construction, starting from scratch. The advantage is relatively small investment, but the disadvantage is slowness. 2. Acquiring a suitable project. The advantage is quick entry into the market, but the disadvantage is larger investment.

According to the report, the current trend there is increasingly leaning towards "acquisition," and they are even starting to study which projects are suitable for acquisition.

Shen Kang also preferred to acquire an existing project to quickly enter the market, which aligned with the direction of that project, so he didn't take any action and just continued to review the reports every week.

Old Zhou was rambling on, so he must have something else to tell me, Shen Kang thought to himself, and listened silently.

Sure enough, as they talked, Old Zhou finally stopped mentioning the waste-to-energy project.

Old Zhou simply stopped talking.

Yanjing

In the living room on the second floor of a villa, an old man sat on the sofa, holding his phone, unsure of what to say.

According to the insider, after Shen Kang and He Qiuzhu went to school, the interaction between Zhou Man and Xiao Bonian seemed to have decreased again.

This made the old man a little anxious, so he thought of Shen Kang.

Based on the "Olympic family photo" of the four family members and some information sent back by the mole, Shen Kang holds a very special position in this strange family.

He was like a lively catfish, stirring things up in the house and bringing this strange family to life.

So the old man hoped that Shen Kang could help him out, but he didn't know how to say it—he couldn't very well bring up Zhou Man and Xiao Bonian's matter himself and ask Shen Kang to help them reconcile and have more interaction, could he? That would be too outrageous and disrespectful to an elder!

Moreover, Shen Kang himself needs to go to school. Does he mean to make those two children drop out of school and go back to that home? That's even more outrageous!

"Alright, keep trying." Old Zhou didn't say anything in the end, sighed inwardly, and raised his hand to take the phone away from his ear.

Shen Kang's voice came through, "By the way, Grandpa, I'm planning to get President Zhou and Professor Xiao playing online games soon. Could you sponsor some of the game expenses?"